Latry,Olivier Liszt: Inspirations CD

As well as being the promoter of the piano recital and creator of the symphonic poem, Franz Liszt was also a prodigious innovator in the organ repertory. Olivier Latry, resident organist on the great organ of Notre-Dame-de-Paris for more than thirty-five years, has recorded five of his pieces on the Rieger organ of the Philharmonie de Paris, including the three major published works for the instrument, fleshed out with transcriptions and arrangements. These works reflect the genius of their composer, who chose sources as different as a Bach cantata, a theme from a then-fashionable opera and the four letters of a name to create music of overflowing imagination. His approach to the organ, opening up previously unexplored horizons, was of course inspired by the piano, his instrument of choice. This recording, aided by the outstanding musical quality of the Philharmonie organ, is an ideal introduction to the multiple facets of his genius.

1. Liszt: Fantasie Und Fuge U¿Ber Das Thema B.A.C.H., S.260: I. Moderato 2. Liszt: Fantasie Und Fuge U¿Ber Das Thema B.A.C.H., S.260: II. Andante 3. Liszt: Fantasie Und Fuge U¿Ber Das Thema B.A.C.H., S.260: III. Fugue 4. Liszt: Fantasie Und Fuge U¿Ber Das Thema B.A.C.H., S.260: IV. Maestoso 5. Liszt: Liebestraum No.3, S.541 6. Liszt: Variationen U¿Ber Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen, S.179: I. Andante 7. Liszt: Variationen U¿Ber Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen, S.179: II. Allegro Con Moto 8. Liszt: Variationen U¿Ber Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen, S.179: III. Animati 9. Liszt: Variationen U¿Ber Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen, S.179: IV. Recitativo 10. Liszt: Variationen U¿Ber Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen, S.179: V. Choral 11. Liszt: Saint Franc?Ois D'assise, la Pre?Dication Aux Oiseaux, S.175: I. Allegretto 12. Liszt: Saint Franc?Ois D'assise: La Pre?Dication Aux Oiseaux, S.175: II. Solenne 13. Liszt: Fantasie Und Fuge U¿Ber Den Choral Ad Nos, Ad Salutarem Undam, S.259: I. Moderato 14. Liszt: Fantasie Und Fuge U¿Ber Den Choral Ad Nos, Ad Salutarem Undam, S.259: II. a Capriccio 15. Liszt: Fantasie Und Fuge U¿Ber Den Choral Ad Nos, Ad Salutarem Undam, S.259: III. Adagio 16. Liszt: Fantasie Und Fuge U¿Ber Den Choral Ad Nos, Ad Salutarem Undam, S.259: IV. Un Poco Pi? Di Moto 17. Liszt: Fantasie Und Fuge U¿Ber Den Choral Ad Nos, Ad Salutarem Undam, S.259: V. Allegro Deciso 18. Liszt: Fantasie Und Fuge U¿Ber Den Choral Ad Nos, Ad Salutarem Undam, S.259: VI. Fuga 19. Liszt: Fantasie Und Fuge U¿Ber Den Choral Ad Nos, Ad Salutarem Undam, S.259: VII. Vivace Molto 20. Liszt: Fantasie Und Fuge U¿Ber Den Choral Ad Nos, Ad Salutarem Undam, S.259: VIII. Pi? Mosso 21. Liszt: Consolation, S.172